Re: [Ql-Users] Withdrawal of my personalSoftware PreservationProject

Try Clued Up Communications, London. That's where he's been since 2000. He's done a couple of java based sql databases too it seems. Cheers, Norm. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. ___ QL-Users Mailing List

Re: [Ql-Users] Withdrawal of my personalSoftware PreservationProject

Fred doesn't reply to emails asking about t87. I asked years ago when I found he was involved in Firebird SQL, a database I work with, and write documentation for, but as soon as I asked anything about his QL stuff, silence. Good luck to anyone trying. Cheers, Norm. It's 10.30 pm here now,

Re: [Ql-Users] Withdrawal of my personalSoftware PreservationProject

No chance withot an account... - Original Message - From: "Rich Mellor (RWAP)" To: Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2016 7:50 PM Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] Withdrawal of my personalSoftware PreservationProject I can't issue a working email

Re: [Ql-Users] Withdrawal of my personalSoftware PreservationProject

I can't issue a working email address - but I found him on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/fred-toussi-41227591 Rich > On July 6, 2016 at 6:40 PM Ralf Reköndt wrote: > > > Ok, has anyone a working email address for Fred Toussi? > > - Original Message

Re: [Ql-Users] Withdrawal of my personalSoftware PreservationProject

> For those of us who are unfamiliar with T87, is there some (short) > example document and the ASCII of the text contained? > > Graeme The drivers_info_t87 file supplied with it states that the sources for the printer drivers were not included on the disk for lack of space but were available

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On Wed, 6 Jul 2016, at 05:19 PM, Ralf Reköndt wrote: > Simply ask Fred Toussi, why he do not explain the programming of a T87 > printer driver and the way, he saves documents. > > And be careful about the sun! > > - Original Message - > From: "Norman Dunbar" > > > Rich's original

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Simply ask Fred Toussi, why he do not explain the programming of a T87 printer driver and the way, he saves documents. And be careful about the sun! - Original Message - From: "Norman Dunbar" Rich's original manual, in Text87 I think, is a prime example - we can't get a printer

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Greetings from Turkey. It's 45 degrees here and as a pale blue Scotsman, I'm f*cked! Right, while I've never really bothered with the software preservation part of Rich's empire, I certainly do appreciate the hard work Rich puts in, and it sounds like it's having detrimental effects on his

Re: [Ql-Users] Withdrawal of my personal Software PreservationProject

On 2016-07-06 14:38, Rich Mellor wrote: On 06/07/2016 13:50, Marcel Kilgus wrote: Rich Mellor wrote: Hosting old software is more problematic than parking on a double yellow line (sorry not sure what the equivalent is in Germany). Tell that to e.g. http://www.homeoftheunderdogs.net/ They've

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On 2016-07-06 13:50, Marcel Kilgus wrote: Rich Mellor wrote: Hosting old software is more problematic than parking on a double yellow line (sorry not sure what the equivalent is in Germany). Tell that to e.g. http://www.homeoftheunderdogs.net/ They've been in the business of hosting

Re: [Ql-Users] Withdrawal of my personal Software PreservationProject

On 06/07/2016 13:50, Marcel Kilgus wrote: Rich Mellor wrote: Hosting old software is more problematic than parking on a double yellow line (sorry not sure what the equivalent is in Germany). Tell that to e.g. http://www.homeoftheunderdogs.net/ They've been in the business of hosting

[Ql-Users] R: Withdrawal of my personal Software PreservationProject

" Once again, I won't and nobody expects you to do so. But if somebody wants to host abandonware, more power to them in my eyes." Ehm...I think that this will discourage all kind of publishing in the future...as our Italian preservation program want act legally. That anonymous request was real

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Rich Mellor wrote: > Hosting old software is more problematic than parking on a double yellow > line (sorry not sure what the equivalent is in Germany). Tell that to e.g. http://www.homeoftheunderdogs.net/ They've been in the business of hosting abandonware for 18 years and running. > As I have

[Ql-Users] R: R: Withdrawal of my personal Software PreservationProject

Obiouvsly and you need to have all our support naturally ;) I do the same: I buy each kind of QL stuff for preserve and I sell the doubles in good conditions. So I understand you very well dear. Kora Sistemi Informatici Via Cavour 1, 46030 San Giorgio di Mantova MN Tel/Fax +39 0376 371059

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On 06/07/2016 13:09, Simone Voltolini wrote: "Your email is understandably aimed at authors. Please bear in mind the rough treatment Rich Mellor has had from some quarters for nothing more than trying to keep some form of QL trading going. I presume that things like keyboard membranes might not

[Ql-Users] R: Withdrawal of my personal Software PreservationProject

"Your email is understandably aimed at authors. Please bear in mind the rough treatment Rich Mellor has had from some quarters for nothing more than trying to keep some form of QL trading going. I presume that things like keyboard membranes might not be available were it not for the little

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On 06/07/2016 12:27, Marcel Kilgus wrote: Dilwyn Jones wrote: This is the argument for Abandonware. Yet our copyright laws in the UK (whatever individual opinions might be) are clear enough as to what we can and can't do, and our chances of being prosecuted are high enough. Rich trained as a

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Dilwyn Jones wrote: > This is the argument for Abandonware. Yet our copyright laws in the UK > (whatever individual opinions might be) are clear enough as to what we can > and can't do, and our chances of being prosecuted are high enough. Rich > trained as a solicitor, he should know. The traffic

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Hi, Maybe a good idea would to summarise the spreadsheet, so that everyone knows the position. DerekOn 6 Jul 2016 11:35, Dilwyn Jones wrote: > > Hi Marcel, > > This is the argument for Abandonware. Yet our copyright laws in the UK > (whatever individual opinions might be) are clear enough as

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Hi Marcel, This is the argument for Abandonware. Yet our copyright laws in the UK (whatever individual opinions might be) are clear enough as to what we can and can't do, and our chances of being prosecuted are high enough. Rich trained as a solicitor, he should know. Once contact has been

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I am also a professional software engineer and do agree in most points with marcel. I try to release everything as good as possible if there is no reasonable financial interest anymore. I do however respect the copyright of each and every program. In my opinion there is no way to offer

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Hi Rich, I had a look at the negative comments, which I would say that they do not want to support the QL. They everything for nothing, which was a similar position 10 years ago with the hardware I was trying to supply. I completely support the hard work you were performing, with little or no

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Rich Mellor wrote: > I shall however, not get involved in software piracy. Really no disrespect to you or your work. But, as a creator of software and probably of the most commercially successful QL software of the last 15 years, I find this whole piracy debate in the QL scene pretty laughable.

[Ql-Users] R: Withdrawal of my personal Software Preservation Project

I totally agree. I hope all other guys like Detlef and others will continue preserve and catalouge all stuff like are doing. I remember that all information about our preservation project are here (now in English). https://sinclairql.wordpress.com I will always support QL naturally also If

[Ql-Users] Withdrawal of my personal Software Preservation Project

In view of the highly negative (and offensive) comments which I have received on various forums about my approach to the preservation of QL software, I have now taken the decision to formally close my project. It is interesting to read that World of Spectrum is also going through similar